Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Chloro-1-(3,4-difluorophenyl)ethanone

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Aluminium trichloride (210.2 g) was added to 1,2-difluorobenzene (200.0 g) at room temperature. The obtained slurry was heated to 50° C., then chloroacetyl chloride (198.0 g) was added over 50 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 60 minutes, then added slowly to a mixture of ice (786.0 g), water (196.0 g) and 37 wt % hydrochloric acid (297.0 g), during the addition the temperature was kept below 60° C. After the addition, the reaction mixture was heated to 60° C. and the layers separated. The organic layer was washed twice with a 20 w/v % sodium chloride solution (200.0 mL). 2-Chloro-1-(3,4-difluorophenyl)ethanone (270.2 g) was obtained by vacuum distillation of the organic layer.

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